Tibetan political prisoners

-Filed by UN, EU and Human Rights Desk, DIIR Dharamshala: News emerges from Tibet that Chinese authorities have sentenced Lodoe Gyatso, a former Tibetan political prisoner, to 18 years in prison while his wife has been given a two-year prison term. More

A group of political prisoners around the world have been highlighted at the 10th Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy with posters of the political prisoners raised at the conference venue on 20 February 2018. The posters of around 35 political prisoners depicted the number of days that each political prisoner have remained incarcerated or "disappeared". More

Geneva, 20 Feb 2018- A week before the opening of 37th UN Human Rights Council session, Golog Jigme, Tibetan human rights activist and escaped Tibetan documentary film maker, addressed the 10th Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy. Addressing the summit, Golog Jigme reminded the audience that this year also marks the 10th anniversary of the 2008 widespread protests in Tibet. More

WASHINGTON DC: The Office of Tibet, Washington DC hosted a reception in honour of Dhondup Wangchen, former political prisoner and prominent Tibetan filmmaker who managed to escape and took asylum in US. Representative Ngodup Tsering while welcoming Dhondup Wangchen expressed the joy of having him amidst and with his family in the free world. More

WASHINGTON, DC: Former Tibetan political prisoner and prominent Tibetan filmmaker, Dhondup Wangchen met with Scott Busby, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Multilateral Organizations, and Amb Mike Kozak, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor at its headquarter on 12 February. More

A well-known former Tibetan political prisoner who went "missing" after he staged a lone protest last week in Lhasa has been located in Sog County where he has been detained by the Chinese authorities. Lodoe Gyatso, also known as Sogkhar Lodoe, shouted slogans in the ground in front of the Potala Palace on 28 January, following which he was unheard of. More

European Parliament Passes Urgency Resolution on Tibet (Reiterates calls on Chinese government to engage with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and his representatives) BRUSSELS: Once again the European Parliament has come out strongly on cases of human rights in China including the recent case of Tashi Wangchuk and Tibetan monk Choekyi. More

November 25, 2017: Canadian Senators have launched an inquiry into the state of political prisoners of Tibet in Canadian Senate chamber on 23 November 2017. Five senators led by Senator Dennis Glen Patterson have highlighted five political prisoners of Tibet who are languishing in Chinese prison for peaceful expression of views in asserting their national identity and defending their culture. More